KFC, Funko Add PEZ to Colonel Sanders Collaboration

Funko KFC Pop PEZ

Following the successful run of Colonel Sanders Pop! Vinyl collectibles this summer, Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) and Funko are teaming up again.

The purveyors of chicken featuring the famous blend of 11 herbs and spices and the Washington-based leaders in pop culture and lifestyle collectibles have added PEZ to their partnership this time around. The Colonel Sanders Pop! PEZ dispenser showcases Sanders with his iconic white hair and signature glasses. The Pop! PEZ is on sale now at Amazon and select retailers including Barnes & Noble and the official PEZ store.

“PEZ dispensers are as iconic as the Colonel and his signature white suit,” says Andrea Zahumensky, KFC U.S. chief marketing officer. “Now, even the Colonel will be giving out candy this Halloween.”

Upon release this summer, Funko and KFC issued a limited edition variant of the Colonel Sanders Pop! Vinyl that sold out from the Funko Shop in just 11 minutes.

“It’s not a savory bucket of fried chicken, yet the new Colonel Sanders Pop! PEZ is a sweet addition to our line of ad icons, and we’re thrilled to have him join the Pop! PEZ family,” says Molly Hartney, Funko’s chief marketing officer.

For decades, Colonel Sanders memorabilia has been highly sought-after by collectors. In the early 1990s, a prototype for a Colonel Sanders PEZ dispenser was created for a potential promotion that never came to fruition. That version featured a red base, and only two examples are known to exist — one of which resides in the PEZ Visitor Center in Orange, Connecticut.

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James Zahn

James Zahn

James Zahn, AKA The Rock Father, is Editor-in-Chief of The Toy Book, a Senior Editor at The Toy Insider and The Pop Insider, and Editor of The Toy Report, The Toy Book‘s weekly industry newsletter. As a pop culture and toy industry expert, Zahn has appeared as a panelist and guest at events including Comic-Con International: San Diego (SDCC) Wizard World Chicago, and the ASTRA Marketplace & Academy. Zahn has more than 30 years of experience in the entertainment, retail, and publishing industries, and is frequently called upon to offer expert commentary for publications such as Forbes, Marketwatch, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, USA Today, Reuters, the Washington Post, and more. James has appeared on History Channel’s Modern Marvels, was interviewed by Larry King and Anderson Cooper, and has been seen on Yahoo! Finance, CNN, CNBC, FOX Business, NBC, ABC, CBS, WGN, The CW, and more. Zahn joined the Adventure Media & Events family in 2016, initially serving as a member of the Parent Advisory Board after penning articles for the Netflix Stream Team, Fandango Family, PBS KIDS, Sprout Parents (now Universal Kids), PopSugar, and Chicago Parent. He eventually joined the company full time as a Senior Editor and moved up the ranks to Deputy Editor and Editor-in-Chief.

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